Please see our main Grading & Endorsement page for details on our criteria.
Federal Races
- We do not grade or endorse in federal races.
Minnesota Constitutional Offices
| Name | Office | 2018 MNGOC Grade | Party | MNGOPAC Endorsement |
| Jeff Johnson | Governor | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Tim Walz | Governor | F | DFL | |
| Tim Holden | Governor | F | Independent | |
| Chris Wright | Governor | ? | Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis | |
| Josh Welter | Governor | A- (P) | Libertarian | |
| Doug Wardlow | Attorney General | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Keith Ellison | Attorney General | F | DFL | |
| Noah Johnson | Attorney General | ? | Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis | |
| Pam Myhra | Auditor | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Julie Blaha | Auditor | F | DFL | |
| Michael Ford | Auditor | ? | Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis | |
| Chris Dock | Auditor | ? | Libertarian |
Note: We do not survey or endorse in the MN Secretary of State race.
Minnesota Senate Special Election
- Jeff Howe: A / Endorsed
- Joe Perske: F
Minnesota House of Representatives
| Name | District | 2018 MNGOC Grade | Party | MNGOPAC Endorsement |
| Dan Fabian | 1A | A+ | R | ENDORSE |
| Stephen R. Moeller | 1A | F | DFL | |
| Brent Lindstrom | 1B | F | DFL | |
| Debra (Deb) Kiel | 1B | A- | R | ENDORSE |
| Matthew J. Grossell | 2A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Michael Northbird | 2A | F | DFL | |
| Karen Branden | 2B | ? | DFL | |
| Steve Green | 2B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Randy Goutermont | 3A | A- | R | |
| Rob Ecklund | 3A | ? | DFL | |
| Mary Murphy | 3B | ? | DFL | |
| Keith MacDonald | 3B | ? | R | |
| Jordan Idso | 4A | A- | R | |
| Ben Lien | 4A | F | DFL | |
| Paul Marquart | 4B | A- | DFL | |
| Jason Peterson | 4B | A- (P) | R | |
| Matt Bliss | 5A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| John Persell | 5A | ? | DFL | |
| Pat Medure | 5B | ? | DFL | |
| Sandy Layman | 5B | ? | R | |
| Guy Anderson | 6A | A- (P) | R | |
| Julie Sandstede | 6A | ? | DFL | |
| Dave Lislegard | 6B | ? | DFL | |
| Skeeter Tomczak | 6B | A- (P) | R | |
| Dana Krivogorsky | 7A | ? | R | |
| Jennifer Schultz | 7A | F | DFL | |
| Liz Olson | 7B | F | DFL | |
| Caroline Burley | 7B | F | R | |
| Brittney Johnson | 8A | ? | DFL | |
| Bud Nornes | 8A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Mary Franson | 8B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Gail Kulp | 8B | F | DFL | |
| John M. Poston | 9A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Alex Hering | 9A | F | DFL | |
| Stephen Browning | 9B | ? | DFL | |
| Ron Kresha | 9B | A- | R | ENDORSE |
| Josh Heintzeman | 10A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Dale Menk | 10A | ? | DFL | |
| Phil Yetzer | 10B | ? | DFL | |
| Dale K Lueck | 10B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Jeff A. Dotseth | 11A | A- (P) | R | |
| Mike Sundin | 11A | ? | DFL | |
| Jason Rarick | 11B | A | R | |
| Tim Burkhardt | 11B | F | DFL | |
| Jeff Backer | 12A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Murray Smart | 12A | ? | DFL | |
| Ben Schirmers | 12B | C | DFL | |
| Paul H. Anderson | 12B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Lisa Demuth | 13A | ? | R | |
| Jim Read | 13A | F | DFL | |
| Heidi L. Everett | 13B | ? | DFL | |
| Tim O’Driscoll | 13B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Tama Theis | 14A | ? | R | |
| Aric Putnam | 14A | ? | DFL | |
| Jim Knoblach | 14B | N/A | R | Withdrew from Race 9/21 |
| Dan Wolgamott | 14B | ? | DFL | |
| Sondra Erickson | 15A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Emy Minzel | 15A | ? | DFL | |
| Shane Mekeland | 15B | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Karla Scapanski | 15B | C | DFL | |
| Myron Arthur Wilson | 15B | A- (P) | IU | |
| Tom Wyatt-Yerka | 16A | ? | DFL | |
| Chris Swedzinski | 16A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Paul Torkelson | 16B | A- | R | ENDORSE |
| Marinda “Mindy” Kimmel | 16B | ? | DFL | |
| Lyle Koenen | 17A | ? | DFL | |
| Tim Miller | 17A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Dave Baker | 17B | ? | R | |
| Anita Flowe | 17B | F | DFL | |
| Dean Urdahl | 18A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Justin Vold | 18A | ? | DFL | |
| Glenn Gruenhagen | 18B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Ashley Latzke | 18B | F | DFL | |
| Kim Spears | 19A | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Jeff Brand | 19A | ? | DFL | |
| Joe Steck | 19B | ? | R | |
| Jack Considine | 19B | F | DFL | |
| Bob Vogel | 20A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Barbara Droher Kline | 20A | ? | DFL | |
| Todd Lippert | 20B | ? | DFL | |
| Josh Gare | 20B | C (P) | R | |
| Lori Ann Clark | 21A | F | DFL | |
| Barb Haley | 21A | ? | R | |
| Steve Drazkowski | 21B | A+ | R | ENDORSE |
| Jonathan Isenor | 21B | ? | DFL | |
| Joe Schomacker | 22A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Maxwell Kaufman | 22A | ? | DFL | |
| Cheniqua Johnson | 22B | ? | DFL | |
| Rod Hamilton | 22B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Bob Gunther | 23A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Heather L. Klassen | 23A | F | DFL | |
| Jim Grabowska | 23B | ? | DFL | |
| Jeremy Munson | 23B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| John Petersburg | 24A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Joe Heegard | 24A | ? | DFL | |
| Yvette Marthaler | 24B | F | DFL | |
| Brian Daniels | 24B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Duane Quam | 25A | A | R | |
| Jamie Mahlberg | 25A | F | DFL | |
| Duane Sauke | 25B | F | DFL | |
| Kenneth L. Bush | 25B | ? | R | |
| Paul F. Wilson | 26A | ? | R | |
| Tina Liebling | 26A | F | DFL | |
| Tyrel Clark | 26B | ? | DFL | |
| Nels T. Pierson | 26B | A | R | |
| Peggy Bennett | 27A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Terry Gjersvik | 27A | ? | DFL | |
| Christine Green | 27B | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Jeanne Poppe | 27B | ? | DFL | |
| Gene Pelowski Jr. | 28A | ? | DFL | |
| Thomas Trehus | 28B | C | DFL | |
| Greg Davids | 28B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Joe McDonald | 29A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Renee Cardarelle | 29A | ? | DFL | |
| Sharon A. McGinty | 29B | ? | DFL | |
| Marion O’Neill | 29B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Nick Zerwas | 30A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Sarah Hamlin | 30A | ? | DFL | |
| Margaret Fernandez | 30B | ? | DFL | |
| Eric Lucero | 30B | A+ | R | ENDORSE |
| Kurt Daudt | 31A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Brad Brown | 31A | C | DFL | |
| Sue Larson | 31B | ? | DFL | |
| Calvin (Cal) K. Bahr | 31B | A+ | R | ENDORSE |
| Brian Johnson | 32A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Renae Berg | 32A | F | DFL | |
| Jeff Peterson | 32B | B+ | DFL | |
| Anne Neu | 32B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Jerry Hertaus | 33A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Norrie Thomas | 33A | F | DFL | |
| Kelly Morrison | 33B | F | DFL | |
| Cindy Pugh | 33B | A- | R | ENDORSE |
| Kristin Robbins | 34A | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Dan Solon | 34A | ? | DFL | |
| Dennis Smith | 34B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Kristin Bahner | 34B | F | DFL | |
| Bill Vikander | 35A | 0 | DFL | |
| John Heinrich | 35A | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Peggy Scott | 35B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Kathryn Eckhardt | 35B | 0 | DFL | |
| Bill Maresh | 36A | A- (P) | R | |
| Zack Stephenson | 36A | F | DFL | |
| Melissa Hortman | 36B | F | DFL | |
| Jermain A Botsio | 36B | B- | R | |
| Erin Koegel | 37A | F | DFL | |
| Anthony Wilder | 37A | ? | R | |
| Nolan West | 37B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Amir Joseph Malik | 37B | ? | DFL | |
| Linda Runbeck | 38A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Kevin Fogarty | 38A | ? | DFL | |
| Patti Anderson | 38B | A- (P) | R | |
| Ami Wazlawik | 38B | ? | DFL | |
| Ann Mozey | 39A | ? | DFL | |
| Bob Dettmer | 39A | B | R | |
| Kathy Lohmer | 39B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Shelly Christensen | 39B | F | DFL | |
| Michael V. Nelson | 40A | F | DFL | |
| David True | 40A | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Robert Marvin | 40B | ? | R | |
| Samantha Vang | 40B | ? | DFL | |
| Susan A. Erickson | 41A | A- (P) | R | |
| Connie Bernardy | 41A | F | DFL | |
| Mary Kunesh-Podein | 41B | F | DFL | |
| Tim Utz | 41B | ? | IND | |
| Kelly Moller | 42A | F | DFL | |
| Randy Jessup | 42A | B- | R | |
| Yele-Mis Yang | 42B | ? | R | |
| Jamie Becker-Finn | 42B | F | DFL | |
| Robert J. “Bob” Cardinal | 43A | F | R | |
| Peter M Fischer | 43A | F | DFL | |
| Leon M. Lillie | 43B | ? | DFL | |
| Rachael Bucholz | 43B | A- (P) | R | |
| Ginny Klevorn | 44A | F | DFL | |
| Sarah Anderson | 44A | C | R | |
| Gary Porter | 44B | ? | R | |
| Patty Acomb | 44B | ? | DFL | |
| Lyndon R. Carlson | 45A | F | DFL | |
| Reid Johnson | 45A | ? | R | |
| Steve Merriman | 45B | ? | R | |
| Mike Freiberg | 45B | F | DFL | |
| Luke McCusker | 46A | F | R | |
| Ryan Winkler | 46A | F | DFL | |
| Melissa Moore | 46B | C | R | |
| Cheryl Youakim | 46B | F | DFL | |
| Jim Nash | 47A | A+ | R | ENDORSE |
| Madalynn Gerold | 47A | F | DFL | |
| Donzel Leggett | 47B | F | DFL | |
| Greg Boe | 47B | A- (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Laurie Pryor | 48A | F | DFL | |
| Ellen Cousins | 48A | ? | R | |
| Jenifer W. Loon | 48B | B- | R | |
| Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | 48B | F | DFL | |
| Dario Anselmo | 49A | F | R | |
| Heather Edelson | 49A | F | DFL | |
| Matt Sikich | 49B | A- (P) | R | |
| Steve Elkins | 49B | ? | DFL | |
| Michael Howard | 50A | F | DFL | |
| Kirsten Johnson | 50A | ? | R | |
| Andrew Carlson | 50B | F | DFL | |
| Chad Anderson | 50B | ? | R | |
| Jim Kiner | 51A | ? | R | |
| Sandra Masin | 51A | F | DFL | |
| Douglas D. Willetts | 51B | ? | R | |
| Laurie Halverson | 51B | F | DFL | |
| Rick Hansen | 52A | F | DFL | |
| Beth L. Arntson | 52A | ? | R | |
| Regina Barr | 52B | B- | R | |
| Ruth Richardson | 52B | F | DFL | |
| Tou Xiong | 53A | ? | DFL | |
| Andy Turonie | 53A | B | R | |
| Kelly Fenton | 53B | B | R | |
| Steve Sandell | 53B | F | DFL | |
| Keith Franke | 54A | D | R | |
| Anne Claflin | 54A | F | DFL | |
| Tina Folch | 54B | F | DFL | |
| Tony Jurgens | 54B | ? | R | |
| Erik Mortensen | 55A | A (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Brad Tabke | 55A | F | DFL | |
| Matt Christensen | 55B | ? | DFL | |
| Tony Albright | 55B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Drew Christensen | 56A | A | R | |
| Hunter Cantrell | 56A | ? | DFL | |
| Roz Peterson | 56B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Alice Mann | 56B | F | DFL | |
| Matt Lundin | 57A | ? | R | |
| Robert Bierman | 57A | F | DFL | |
| Matt Swenson | 57A | A (P) | LIB | |
| John Huot | 57B | F | DFL | |
| Anna Wills | 57B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Jon Koznick | 58A | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Maggie Williams | 58A | ? | DFL | |
| Marla Vagts | 58B | F | DFL | |
| Patrick Garofalo | 58B | A | R | ENDORSE |
| Fue Lee | 59A | F | DFL | |
| Fred Statema | 59A | F | R | |
| Raymond Dehn | 59B | F | DFL | |
| Lacy Johnson | 59B | ? | R | |
| Kelly Winsor | 60A | ? | R | |
| Diane Loeffler | 60A | F | DFL | |
| Joseph Patino | 60B | F | R | |
| Mohamud Noor | 60B | ? | DFL | |
| Jeremy Hansen | 61A | ? | R | |
| Frank Hornstein | 61A | F | DFL | |
| Jamie Long | 61B | F | DFL | |
| Scot D. Missling | 61B | ? | R | |
| Bruce Lundeen | 62A | B- | R | |
| Hodan Hassan | 62A | F | DFL | |
| Aisha Gomez | 62B | ? | DFL | |
| Ronald W. Peterson | 62B | D | R | |
| Kyle Bragg | 63A | ? | R | |
| Jim Davnie | 63A | F | DFL | |
| Jean Wagenius | 63B | F | DFL | |
| Frank Pafko | 63B | A (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| Patrick JD Griffin | 64A | ? | R | |
| Kaohly Her | 64A | ? | DFL | |
| Dave Pinto | 64B | F | DFL | |
| Alex Pouliot | 64B | ? | R | |
| Monique Giordana | 65A | ? | R | |
| Rena Moran | 65A | F | DFL | |
| Margaret Mary Stokely | 65B | ? | R | |
| Carlos Mariani | 65B | F | DFL | |
| Alice Hausman | 66A | F | DFL | |
| Jon Heyer | 66A | A (P) | R | ENDORSE |
| David E. Richard | 66B | ? | R | |
| John Lesch | 66B | F | DFL | |
| Tim Mahoney | 67A | F | DFL | |
| Jay Xiong | 67B | ? | DFL | |
| Fred Turk | 67B | ? | R |
2018 Primary Election Grades
We only graded certain contested primary elections in 2018.
| Name | District | Party | 2018 Grade |
| Cal Bahr | State Representative 31B | GOP | A |
| Tom Hackbarth | State Representative 31B | GOP | A |
| Sue Larson | State Representative 31B | DFL | ? |
| Kristin Robbins | State Representative 34A | GOP | A- (P) |
| Brad Ganzer | State Representative 34A | GOP | A- (P) |
| Dan Solon | State Representative 34A | DFL | ? |
| Donzel Leggett | State Representative 47B | DFL | ? |
| Greg Boe | State Representative 47B | GOP | A- (P) |
| Vince Beaudette | State Representative 47B | GOP | A- (P) |
| Brad Tabke | State Representative 55A | DFL | F |
| Bob Loonan | State Representative 55A | GOP | A |
| Erik Mortensen | State Representative 55A | GOP | A (P) |
ENDORSEMENTS
The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus does not endorse candidates. For more information on candidate endorsements, please visit the Minnesota Gun Owners PAC website.
OUR GRADING SCALE
- A+
- A
- A-
- B+
- B
- B-
- C+
- C
- C-
- D+
- D
- D-
- F
A (P) next to a grade indicates a provisional grade where the grade was based almost entirely on a candidate’s survey due to their lack of public record / voting record on gun rights issues.
A “?” indicates that we did not receive a completed survey from the candidate.
Any candidate that accepts a donation or endorsement from an anti-gun organization will receive an automatic “F”.